1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (317+ words) Mirage News Ream Al-Hasani, an associate professor in anesthesiology at Wash U Medicine, has received a $3. 5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how exposure to opioids before birth…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (208+ words) UC Davis Health is expanding access to advanced shoulder care, including procedures not widely offered at hospitals in the U. S. The new procedures treat shoulder instability, major rotator cuff injuries and more. They are the latest example of continued growth for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (341+ words) Researchers explored the links between the adolescent dopamine system and cannabis use frequency, amount and addiction severity. PROVIDENCE, R. I. [Brown University] - A new study shows that among teens who use cannabis, the drug may interfere with the brain's reward system at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (284+ words) The lipid Lysophosphatidic acid, or LPA, has attracted attention as a molecule that may exacerbate chronic pain. LPA is derived from cell membranes and other cellular components that regulate inflammation, vascular function, and cell migration, and its levels tend to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (598+ words) In 2006, Carl Koch sued his employer for damages after burn injuries during a workplace accident that left him with chronic pain. The employer accused him of malingering, so the judge admitted a neuroscientist as an expert witness, who testified that…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (379+ words) Building on the success of projects to boost strength by adding motors to conventional knee, hip and ankle braces, a University of Michigan team is exploring how well this approach could work for relieving knee pain from osteoarthritis. "This could…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (169+ words) In late May, the Department of Global Public Health hosted an international visit within the EU-funded CURIOUS project, bringing together partners to exchange experiences and develop approaches to strengthening nursing education in Somalia. Back at GPH, Educational developers Amani Eltayb…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (258+ words) Physiotherapist-led strength exercises improve hip pain in young people suffering hip joint impingements, new research has shown. The La Trobe University study followed 154 participants over six months, comparing a targeted strengthening program with a standardised stretching program. Participants in the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1070+ words) A CU Anschutz-led study suggests acetaminophen may relieve pain by interacting with the body's endocannabinoid system, which regulates pain and inflammation. In knee replacement patients, changes in cannabis-like molecules were linked to both acetaminophen use and reported pain levels. These…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (294+ words) This is a summary of a story that originally appeared on Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. How children learn to relate to their bodies while experiencing pain may be just as important as treating their symptoms, according to a new Duke…...